A man is seriously wounded by an apparent car bomb in the central city of Rishon Lezion.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says paramedics were called to the scene after receiving reports of a burning car, in which they found the 30-year-old.
The man, who MDA says was suffering from burns all over his body, has been taken to Sheba Medical Center in nearby Ramat Gan.
Police launch an investigation into the explosion, which the force says is criminal and not terror-related. A police sapper was called to the scene.
Images from Rishon Lezion show a burning car in the middle of a street.
The blast is described by Hebrew media as a suspected gangland killing, following several similar car bombings in recent months.
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